As anticipation builds for the critical games at this year’s Swiss Indoors Basel, the spotlight is on Hubert Hurkacz (ATP 11), dubbed ‘The Silent Thunder’. Hurkacz has showcased his outstanding form with impressive triumphs in recent months. After recently winning the coveted title at the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, he is once again captivating the tennis world on Center Court in Basel. His consistent performance over the last two years makes him one of the hottest contenders for this year’s Swiss Indoors crown.

The semi-final promises some spectacular tennis action, as it will be an early rematch of last year’s final. The two Next Gen superstars Holger Rune (ATP 6) and Felix Augier-Aliassime (ATP 19) defeated their quarter-final opponents in hard-fought games and are now squaring up for another encounter in the semi-finals. Although Augier-Aliassime, the defending champion from Canada, has put in a convincing performance so far and only lost one set on his journey to the semi-finals, 20-year-old Dane Rune leads their direct clashes 2-1. This means that there is no clear favourite in this duel between the two titans: the excitement is rising and tennis fans around the globe can look forward to a thrilling semi-final at Swiss Indoors Basel.